This volume studies the patterns of migration among Asian women, focusing particularly on poverty and the attendant issues of powerlessness that mediate women’s experiences of migration. The contribut
A significant and difficult effect of the development of the global economy is the migration of labor in that developing countries tend to become dependent and subordinate partners along colonial line
Applying the same approach and techniques she uses as a marketing consultant, Brykman explores the attitudes of women on the two sides of what was described to her as a division among American women.
Mining Women presents eighteen new essays that illuminate how gender identities and inequality have been constructed historically and sustained in what could be hailed as the first truly global enterp
The well known Japanese practices of lifetime employment, seniority-based wages, and company-based labor unions have benefited the long-term employment of men, says Kimoto (social sciences, Hotsubashi
Vecchio (history and women's studies, Furman U., South Carolina) emphasizes the range of experience by Italian migrants to US cities early in the 20th century. She chose her case studies--Milwaukee, W
Using data from surveys conducted in a department store and a supermarket, Kimoto discusses the forces shaping job segregation by gender. One of the main themes is the need for Japanese women's labor
Exploring the impact of globalization and the growth of the new economy on specific professional labor markets in Asia, Brooks (psychology and sociology, SIM U., Singapore) examines professional women
The years between 1870 and 1939 were a crucial period in the growth of industrial capitalism in Canada, as well as a time when many women joined the paid workforce. Yet despite the increase in employm
This compelling ethnography of women working in Bulgaria’s popular sea and ski resorts challenges the idea that women have consistently fared worse than men in Eastern Europe’s transition from sociali
This compelling ethnography of women working in Bulgaria’s popular sea and ski resorts challenges the idea that women have consistently fared worse than men in Eastern Europe’s transition from sociali
On television, Wal-Mart employees are smiling women delighted with their jobs. But reality is another story. In 2000, Betty Dukes, a fifty-two-year-old black woman in Pittsburg, California, became th
Based on a 2002 conference, this collection of a dozen essays by international scholars (all but one of whom are women) examine factors that shaped the evolution and professionalization of British wom
American feminism has always been about more than the struggle for individual rights and equal treatment with men. There's also a vital and continuing tradition of women's reform that sought social as
Women make up about half of the world’s migrants, so it is little surprise that the international migration of women has been attracting significant attention in recent years. Most agree that global
Women make up about half of the world’s migrants, so it is little surprise that the international migration of women has been attracting significant attention in recent years. Most agree that
Seven essays summarize reports commissioned by the Regional Agricultural Program coordinated by the Danish International Development Assistance Agency. They explore the place of women and gender relat
Mary Kellogg Rice describes a unique Milwaukee project in the post-Depression years which trained thousands of unskilled, uneducated women in the production of a variety of handicrafts. These articl
Many Latino and Chinese women who immigrated to New York City over the past two decades found work in the garment industry - an industry well known for both hiring immigrants and its harsh working con
